Skandapurana 2.3.9

English (machine translation) 2.3.9

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Now begins [the table of contents of] the third Badarikāśramamāhātmya in the Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa. (2-3)

1. In connection with the dialogue between Sūta and Śaunaka, on the question of how liberation is attained, the beginning of the dialogue between Śiva and Skanda; therein, beginning with the description of many sacred fords such as Gaṅgā, Godāvarī, Yamunā, and Narmadā, followed by the description of the glory of sacred fields such as Kāśī, the description of the glory of the sacred field named Badarī; the glory of the sacred field of Ayodhyā; the description of the rules of bathing at the Gomatī sacred ford; the fruit of the pilgrimage to the Pañcakrośī sacred ford; the fruit of bathing at the Viśrānti sacred ford; the glory of giving gold at the Rāma sacred ford; the glory of the darśana of Jagannātha preceded by the statement of the fruit of bathing in the pool of Mārkaṇḍeya; the glory of bathing in the pool of Indradyumna; the statement of attaining all aforesaid fruits by reciting the name of Badarī. 123

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2. Description of the glory following the origin of the sacred field named Badarī; description of the account of the severing of the fifth head of Lord Brahmā, who engaged in union with his daughter, by Śiva; then, taking that skull of Brahmā in his hand, Śiva's going to all sacred fords to dispel the sin of killing a brahmin; then the departure of the lord of the Mountain's Daughter to Badarikāśrama; the removal of Śiva's sin of killing a brahmin by going to Badarikāśrama; description of the Daśāśvamedhika sacred ford; Agni's departure to Badarikāśrama upon the words of Vyāsa; description of the hymn of praise to the Lord composed by Agni. 124 1

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3. Description of the glory of the Agni sacred ford; description of the glory of the rocks of Nārada and Mārkaṇḍeya. 125 1

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4. Description of the glory of the rock of Vainateya; the glory of the rock of Vārāhī; the offering of praise there to the Lord by divine seers and others; the glory of the rock of Nārasiṃhī. 126 2

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5 Statement of the fruit of circumambulating the Lord; seeing the disappearance of the Lord in Viśālā, Brahmā and the other gods praise the Lord in the Ocean of Milk; manifestation of the Lord; the Lord's disappearance after saying, 'I disappeared out of fear that the dull-minded might have my darśana'; installation of the Lord by Śiva; obtaining the fruit of giving away the cosmic egg by seeing Badarī and by uttering the name Badarī; description of the māhātmya of gifts such as feeding brahmins in Badarīkṣetra... 127 2

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6 Description of the narrative of the origin of Pitṛtīrtha, Kapālamocanatīrtha, and Brahmatīrtha; Brahmā's performance of austerity there; praise of the Lord by Brahmā due to satisfaction born from the Lord's darśana; Brahmā's attainment of authority over creation and origination through the Lord's grace; Brahmā's attainment of the authority of knowing the meaning of all the Vedas; Vedavyāsa's attainment of the authority to compose the Purāṇas and other Saṃhitās through the power of ritual ablution in Sarasvatī; māhātmya of Kāmyatīrtha; description of the māhātmya of Vasudhārātīrtha... 129 1

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7 The māhātmya of the Pañcadhārātīrtha consisting of Prabhāsa, Puṣkara, Gayā, Naimiṣa, Kurukṣetra, and others; the Pañcadhārātīrthas becoming defiled and their journey to Badarikāśrama for the removal of that [impurity]; the māhātmya preceded by the origin of Somakuṇḍa; the māhātmya of Saptapada, Catuḥsrotas, and Urvaśītīrtha... 130

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8 Indra and the others, delighted by the Lord's dwelling in Viśālā, abandon Meru and go towards Viśālā; then the Lord's installation of Meru there in Viśālā for the happiness of Indra and the others; praise of the Lord by the gods; by the Lord's command, the gods' dwelling right there; installation of the World Protectors in Badarikāśrama; description of the attainment of all fruits through giving in Badarikāśrama; description of Dharmakṣetra; description of Daṇḍapuṣkariṇītīrtha... 132 2

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Thus ends the third [māhātmya], the Badarikāśramamāhātmya, in the Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa. (2-3)

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Skandapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit